Is the inevitable really inevitable? Why are we doomed to age and die of old (if you’re lucky enough to survive everyday hazards, that is)? Check out my last divulgation piece on Mètode popular science magazine about why we age,…

Our new PNAS paper is out! In it, we describe a case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde in ants and aphids. As it turns out, aphids of the species Paracletus cimiciformis come in asexually reproducing twin clonal forms during their radiculous…

In collaboration with Ester Desfilis, I have recently quick started ‘Mind your Nature’, a new popular science section in Mètode, an award-winning Spanish Divulgation Magazine. The section will delve into the wonders of Animal Behaviour and explore how its study can help us understand human…

Check out our recent ProcB paper on the effects of sex and personality traits on spatial learning in Eulamprus quoyii, an Australian skink. Understanding individual differences in learning is a major challenge. We addressed the possibility that spatial learning ability…

To resolve the mechanisms that switch competition to cooperation is key to understanding biological organization. This is particularly relevant for intrasexual competition, which often leads to males harming females. The romantic notion of sexual reproduction as a cooperative endeavour has…